Welcome to hubpages Cabinetmaker and enjoy being on this site. Visit the learning center for more info on how to set up hubs and use amazon, etc. Good luck and look forward to seeing you around the site.

The number you see inside your avatar is your profile hub score. Each individual hub you write also has a hub score. Hub scores tend to vary over time, it is normal that they go up and down. Your profile hub score is currently low because you are new to Hubpages - write new hubs, participate in the community and you will have more traffic driven to your hubs, and consequently, your hub scores will significantly go up. This number is calculated according to your traffic and activity (also called hubtivity). The highest hub scores range between 96 and 100 (if you have +3,000 monthly page views). Do-follow hub scores are above 40 and profile hub score 75 (this means you have got enough traffic or popularity to attract the attention of search engines).

Read hubs explaining SEO, keywords, page rankings and other related topics to learn more (I recommend hubs by Susana S, relache and Rebecca E.). Go to the help section on Hubpages (the upper-right corner of the page) and check the learning center (scroll down to the bottom of the page) and you will find many answers to your questions.

I'd like to suggest we get rid of Hubber Score - and perhaps even Hub Scores. They:- are constantly misunderstood;- cause a lot of upset and grief in the forums; and- encourage newbie Hubbers to direct their...

I have only ever had one featured hub before but when I checked my account today I was shocked to find I have 13 in featured hubs due to low engagement. This is proof that traffic has fallen greatly. It's not just my...